A Mediterranean Gull at Selsey Bill this afternoon, after the rain. #birds #ukbirds

Good to find the Siskin flock back at the Birdham end of Chichester canal this morning, heard them chattering away initially before they did a nice fly around. #ukbirding

Join the SOS and get THREE Sussex Bird Reports in your first year! We are able to offer new members the opportunity to sign up to the SOS and receive both the 2023 and 2024 Bird Reports now – and the 2025 Report when it is published in the autumn. Go to sos.org.uk/membership-a... #sussexbirds

A few brighter days ahead will come as a huge relief for most birders in Sussex. Please let us know what you see and add your account to the website sos.org.uk/recent-sight... A summary of last week is now available from the county recorder. sos.org.uk/weekly-sight... #SussexBirds #ukbirding

Our new website is 💥LIVE💥 Lots of new content & images and plenty more to come. Home banner image, Waxwing - Adam Bowley. sos.org.uk #sussexbirds

Bonapartes, Mediterranean, and black headed gull off Tolcarne Beach Penzance today. @cbwps.org.uk

Red necked Grebe east at Bill per ip

A few pictures from yesterday's seawatch: Slavonian Grebes, Red-throated Divers and a Great Northern Diver #seabirds #ukbirding

The regular seawatchers at Selsey Bill this morning were rewarded, after an unpromising start in heavy rain, with an excellent 335 Red-throated Divers west. Three Red-necked Grebes west together (unusual!), four Slavs west, two close Fulmars, a Velvet Scoter and two GND the best of the rest.

Glossy Ibis in Hunston early PM #ukbirding

1/ Arctic Skuas are on the UK Birds of Conservation Concern Red List. But new BTO-led research reveals just how much we don’t know about their numbers globally. Discover more. ⬇️ #Ornithology #Seabirds 📖 www.bto.org/Arctic-Skua-...

Another great round up of birding in Sussex. Weekly Report, 19-25 January; www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight... and Paul James; February targets - a worthy read. www.sos.org.uk/archives/6742 Plenty of good birds out there if you get the chance. 📸Rock Pipit by Richard Allen #UkBirds #birds #Sussex

High-tide at Selsey Bill this afternoon with passing Fulmar and Red-throated Divers. #birds #ukbirds

The Slavonian Grebe showed well in Chichester & the Snow Bunting was again at East Head this morning #ukbirding

Calling all photographers and artists. If you have any photos or artworks you'd like to submit for the 2025 Sussex Bird Report, please follow the three simple steps below. As always, many thanks! @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

My first Fulmars of the year. Five seen off Selsey Bill this morning including this group of three. #birds #ukbirds @selseybirder.bsky.social

Selsey Bill: 1315-1400 ⛅️ wind S force3 produced: Slavonian Grebe 1os Great Crested Grebe 1os Shag 1W, 1E (or same bird twice 😉) Red Throated Diver 1E #sussexbirding #birds #ukbirding @selseybirder.bsky.social

Two Velvet Scoters heading west past Selsey Bill this morning. @selseybirder.bsky.social #birds #ukbirds #birding

Pagham Harbour: 1 Greenshank among a lovely selection of waders from Church Norton benches midday. A few Knot & Golden Plover with large flock of Dunlin & Grey Plover #birds #sussexbirding #ukbirding @selseybirder.bsky.social

Due to the amazing still conditions this morning I attempted a Great-crested Grebe count from Romney Sands/Tavern in the Hythe Bay/off Greatstone Beach 2,620…. You have to really get the right weather, tide, time of the day and boat activity - first real attempt this winter by me #KentBirding

A flock of nine common cranes over Church Norton and the Ferry this afternoon: joy for those who saw them and sorrow (a great deal of sorrow 🤣) for those of us who didn't! A super rare bird on the Peninsula, hopefully they may have roosted somewhere nearby...✌️

A Common Gull taking off from the sea at Selsey Bill. Nikon D5, Nikkor 200-400mm f/4 #birds #ukbirds #birdphotography

Can you help your Society by taking on a volunteer role? We urgently need an Editor for the Sussex Bird Report. We often need species account writers too, so that is another opportunity to help out. Do please get in touch now if you’d like to find out more. www.sos.org.uk/archives/6624

A Sanderling in the rain at Selsey Bill today. Nikon D500, Nikkor 300mm f/4 PF #birds #ukbirds #birdphotography

A Little Gull at Selsey Bill at lunchtime. It was feeding among the other gulls on the rising tide. Nikon D5, Nikkor 200-400mm f4 #birds #ukbirds #birdphotography

A Mediterranean Gull at Selsey Bill. Nikon D5, Nikkor 200-400mm f4 #birds #ukbirds #birdphotography

An excellent weekly round up as always by the County recorder. Still a good number of the rarer White Fronts and a few Tundra Bean Geese about. Weekly Report: 29 December-4 January www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight... #ukbirds #sussexbirds

A ‘refreshing’ wind made me glad I bought winter clothing when living in Wisconsin so I stayed nice and toasty. Two flocks of Golden Plover were new birds for my sector. Lots of nervous Dunlin with a Sparrowhawk cruising around. Any New Year cobwebs well and truly blown away now.

A Raven in Honer 1 Pagham North Wall field was the highlight of a family walk this morning. Three WFronts still present in Honer 2, couple of M Harriers about and a few Redwings the best of the rest.

The distant Long-tailed Duck off Church Norton this morning. There were also 3 Slavonian Grebes and a couple of Red-throated Divers, one of which drifted close. #birds #ukbirds #birding

Nice to catch up with the drake Long-tailed Duck at Norton and the drake Goldeneye at the creek was equally eye-catching

Without even trying I had my best ever NY’s day with 77 species from Selsey Bill, Pagham Harbour & WWT Arundel. Highlights included 30+ RT Divers, 3 Peregrines, Firecrest, Goosander, Marsh Tit & finishing it off in style - the male Hen Harrier into roost at WWT. And all under glorious skies. 🤞2026

A day birding around the Selsey peninsula with a total 87 species (+ pos. Raven). Notable absences were Cattle Egret & any diver sp. Photos from the day - White-fronted Geese and a Grey Heron. #birds #ukbirds

Sunrise at Selsey Bill

A sedate start to the year but a few Selsey area scarcities tracked down: Woodcock, Coal Tit, Treecreeper and White-fronted Goose being the best. I couldn't find the BN Grebe on Pagham Lagoon though.

As always, incredible work by the Selsey Blog team! 👏👏👏

The in-depth Selsey Peninsula review of the year is now out and can be found here: selseybirder.blogspot.com/p/review-of-...

It was a record breaking year on the Selsey Peninsula with a total of 222 species, four more than the previous record set last year.

A review of the more interesting avian happenings on Beachy Head in 2025, a decent year. Thanks to all the birders who've put the time in and shared news this year. #RareBirdsUK beachybirder.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/a...

One of two Sanderlings at Selsey Bill this morning. #birds #ukbirds

A few of the White-fronted Geese at Sidlesham this afternoon, part of the current influx in the UK. #birds #ukbirds

Three Velvet Scoter east at The Bill

selseybirder.blogspot.com/2025/12/23rd... The Christmas Day blog is out now!

Merry Christmas from the Selsey Peninsula birders, the daily blog will be out as usual tomorrow with all the day's highlights 🎄🎄

For ID purposes videos can be great for familiarising yourself with seabird flight actions, structure, etc. but it’s a pain tracking down useful clips. I’ve collated video links for various N Atlantic species here #seabirds #seawatching #birding #birdID chatterstanes.wordpress.com/2025/12/23/s...

Been working on a little video looking at IDing Aythya ducks over the past month. Feel free to give it a watch here as a little early Christmas present (if you're a fan of niche ducks): youtu.be/f4aF7_zONIM?...

The weekly report this week is by guest editor Owen Mitchell. www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight... Thanks for the support over the year by our members and all Sussex Birders. With special thanks to all the volunteers that work so hard behind the scenes at the SOS. Happy Christmas🎄